Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine (A&E)

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking dedicated Specialty Doctors for the Emergency Department. Join a supportive team providing high-quality emergency care across multiple sites, with opportunities for professional development and training in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum four years full-time or equivalent postgraduate training.
• Two years in relevant specialty training.
• Ability to lead a resuscitation or trauma team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to patients and attend multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Support the Emergency department and ensure timely patient care.
• Participate in teaching programs for trainees and junior doctors.

Skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Teamwork

Critical approach to work

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Eligible for full GMC Registration

At least ALS and commitment to complete APLS/EPALS and ATLS/ETC

Job description

We're looking for dedicated Specialty Doctors to join our friendly and growing Emergency Department team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. You'll work across two of our sites: Worcestershire Royal Hospital, and the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.

You'll be part of an award-winning, supportive consultant team delivering expert emergency care while building your own clinical and professional skills. Whether you're looking to deepen your knowledge, work towards specialist registration, or explore opportunities in research and education, well support your development every step of the way.

Candidates are invited to contact the following consultants should they want more information about the role:

Dr Ross Hodson (Clinical Lead at Worcestershire Royal Hospital) - [e-mail]

Dr Abdul Jalil (Clinical Lead at Alexandra Hospital) - [e-mail]

Or the HR Medical Resourcing Team - [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical services to patients at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and GPs, and attend multi-disciplinary meetings to provide high quality clinical care.
• Support the Emergency department and acute medicine to make sure patients receive timely care and flow through the hospital efficiently.
• Offer consultation and advice to clinical colleagues across the Trust and Primary Care.
• Attend cross-county and cross-site meetings to collaborate with other teams and contribute to high-quality service delivery.
• Work alongside colleagues to help achieve the Trusts goals and meet the departments objectives.
• Join the middle-grade rota to provide emergency and urgent care outside normal working hours. To ensure duties are shared equally.
• Be ready to attend the hospital when needed for patient reviews during non-resident on-call shifts.
• Provide care for minor injuries and emergencies, as well as general ED clinical work.
• Support the Consultant team with daily patient reviews in the Clinical Decision Unit and ED review clinics.
• Help with teaching VTS trainees, FY2s, and middle-grade doctors. You'll also participate in training programs for Regional SAS Grade and Specialist Registrars.
• Collaborate with the clinical governance lead to help develop the ED service and ensure we meet national targets.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description
Job responsibilities

A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide an appropriate clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.

The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care.

The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.

The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings.

To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.

The post-holder will participate in the middle grade rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post.

Definitive care of minor injuries and emergencies and other routine ED clinical work.

Supporting the Consultant team with daily review and care of ED patients on the Clinical Decision Unit and ED review clinics.

The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.

The ED has an active teaching program for VTS trainees / FY2 and middle grades. The department also participates in the Regional SAS Grade and Specialist Registrar training programs. The post holder will be expected to attend these sessions where relevant.

Work with the clinical governance lead for the ED, ensuring the continuing development of the service, including the achievement of national targets.

Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Desirable

• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making

Research Experience
Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative

Desirable

• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research

Qualifications
Essential

• Eligible for full GMC Registration with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• At least ALS and commitment to complete APLS/EPALS and ATLS/ETC

Desirable

• Higher degree
• ALS, ATLS/ETC, APLS/EPLS/EPALS instructor

Teaching Experience
Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Experience
Essential

• At least four years full-time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in the relevant specialty training programme, or as a FTSTA. Or equivalent experience and competencies of this specialist training
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to 4 years post qualification with minimum 2 years EM experience
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Able to lead a resuscitation or trauma team.
• Knowledge in subspecialties eg. Trauma & Orthopaedics

Desirable

• MRCEM or equivalent

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
• Flexible approach to work duties
• Ability to work without supervision
• Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
• Ability to work antisocial hours

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels

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